Library has v. 1-4 only

Library's v. 1 has hand-colored ill. prepared as a presentation copy for Gesner who has signed the title page inscription. Vol. from Theodore Besterman's library. Cf. Besterman, T. Art books, p. 45, and Goldschmidt, E.P. Catalogue 165, 27

Library's v. 2-3 in 1 v. with author's Icones avium omnium. Editio secunda. Tiguri : C. Froschoverus, 1560

Title vignettes; initials

Vol. 2 has imprint: Tigvri : Excudebat C. Froschovervs, [1554]

Signatures: v. 1, -⁶, ⁸, a-z⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Zz⁶, aa-zz⁶, aaa⁶; v. 2, *⁴, a⁶, b-c⁴, A-H⁶, I⁸; v. 3, a-c⁶, a-z⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Tt⁶, A-K⁶, L⁸ (last series gothic letter); v. 4, a-b⁶, c⁸, a-z⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Zz⁶, aa-zz⁶, AA-PP⁶, QQ⁸. Some blanks

Pagination: v. 1, [40], 1104, [11]; v. 2, [8], 110, [2], 27; v. 3, [36], 779 p.; v. 4, [40], 1297 p

Includes bibliographical references and indexes in various languages

Liber 1. De quadrupedibus uiuiparis, 1551 -- Liber 2. De quadrupedibus ouiparis, 1554 -- Liber 3. De avium natura, 1555 -- Liber 4. De piscium & aquatilium animantium natura ... Continentur in hoc volumine, Gvlielmi Rondeletii & Petri Bellonii De aquatilium singulis scripta, 1558 -- Liber 5. De serpentium natura. Ex variis schedis et collectaneis eivsdem compositvs per Jacobum Carronum... Adiecta est ad calcem, Scorpionies insecti historia a D. Casparo Vuolphio... ex eiusdem paralipomenis conscripta, 1587

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration

Nissen, C. Illustrierte Vogelbücher

Brunet

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